[Rev. Ords. 1989, § 5-1]
The fire chief is hereby authorized and empowered to inspect
semiannually all buildings, structures or other places, except buildings
used wholly as dwelling houses for one or two families. The fire chief
shall provide the owner, lessee or occupant of the building, structure
or other place with reasonable notice of his intention to inspect,
and such inspection shall take place at a reasonable time.
[Rev. Ords. 1989, § 5-2]
In any building constructed so as to be occupied as dwellings in more than one apartment reached by common stairs, hallways, entries or corridors or which shall be so constructed as to be occupied in part for a dwelling or dwellings and in part for business purposes, the stairs, hallways, entries and corridors, basement, storage areas, boiler rooms and laundry rooms of any such building which are used in common shall be subject to inspection in the daytime as provided in § 5-1.
[Rev. Ords. 1989, § 5-3]
(a)
If the fire chief, after any inspection made under the authority of § 5-1, shall in his discretion deem that any violation of this chapter or the state fire code exists or that a dangerous condition or conditions exist on the premises which increase the danger of fire to the premises where such a condition has been permitted to exist or which increases the danger to the property adjacent thereto, then the fire chief shall give notice in writing to the owner, lessee or occupant or one of them, of the premises where such a condition or violation has been permitted, to correct or cause to be corrected the violation or condition within such time as is satisfactory to the fire chief.
(b)
The time period to correct violations shall be not shorter than 48
hours after the receipt of the notice by the owner, lessee or occupant.
In case such a violation or condition shall not be corrected within
the time period as aforesaid, the fire chief may cause the same to
be corrected. He shall cause notice in writing of the cost and expense
of such correction to be given to such owner, lessee or occupant,
or all of them, and also certify the amount thereof to the town clerk.
If such cost and expense shall not be paid to the town finance director
within 30 days after such notice, the town may recover such cost and
expense in a civil action against such owner, lessee or occupant.
[Rev. Ords. 1989, § 5-4]
[Rev. Ords. 1989, § 5-5]
(a)
The fire chief may request that he or his designated assistant be
present for the quarterly testing of a fire alarm system required
by G.L. 1956, § 23-28.25-9, by sending the owner, lessee
or occupant of the building having a fire alarm system notice of his
intention to be present at the next such testing of the system which
is required by G.L. 1956, § 23-28.25-9.
(b)
The owner, lessee or occupant shall notify the fire chief in writing
of the date and time of the next scheduled testing of the fire alarm
system as required by G.L. 1956, § 23-28.25-9, and shall
permit the fire chief or his designated assistant to be present for
the testing.
[Rev. Ords. 1989, § 5-6]
No person shall permit any open fire in the town without first
notifying the fire chief of his intention to have such an open fire
and the location and type of fire. He must receive permission from
the fire chief to have such a fire after taking adequate precautions
to ensure that the fire shall remain under control at all times so
that the fire shall not spread to adjacent land or buildings.
[Rev. Ords. 1989, § 5-7]
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the terms used in this chapter
shall have the same meanings as set forth in the definitions contained
in G.L. 1956, § 23-28.1-5. The term "fire chief" shall mean
the chief of the Block Island Volunteer Fire Department, the local
fire marshal or designated assistants.
